Learning AppleScript

Question

What resources would you recommend to pick up AppleScript. I come with a traditional C/C++ with Objective-C background.

I am also looking for tips on how to develop better and get faster documentation from the script editor. A sample tip would be 'lookup the sdef file of the app you want to script.

Answer 1

I learned from AppleScript: the Definitive Guide. The free documentation available online at that time was quite confusing and incomplete, but that book taught me everything I needed to know. I'm not sure if the docs have improved since then (2005-ish).

As for tips on getting documentation, the script editor's "Open Dictionary" command is about the only documentation you'll get for most applications.